When it comes to liquid oils, Castor oil is of absolute importance. It is the 'miracle' ingredient that works on cleansing the skin and removing the oil that's trapped in the skin, just like coconut oil, it draws out the impurities. I have to warn you, if you have problematic skin, you might break out soon after using this, but that actually means that the castor oil is working, it's getting all the dirt onto the surface of the skin, and once it's out, you'll be left with great skin. That didn't happen to me but only because before starting to use this cleansing balm, I have spent some 6 months using nothing but natural oils on my skin and I had already gone through that process. Kada su u pitanju tecna ulja, ricinusovo je najbitnije. To je taj 'magicni' sastojak koji radi na ciscenju vase koze i uklanjanju viska ulja koje je zarobljeno u kozi i poput kokosovog ulja, izvlaci necistoce. Moram da vas upozorim, ako imate problematicnu kozu, desava se da vam se pojavi jos bubuljica kada pocnete da koristitie ovo, ali to u stvari znaci da ricinusovo ulje radi svoj posao, ono dovlaci svu prljavstinu na povrsinu koze i kada je jednom ukloni, ostaje vam cista koza. Ta faza 'ciscenja koze moze da potraje i mesec dana. Meni se to nije desilo, ali ja sam pre upotrebe ovog balzama jedno pola godine umesto kreme koristila samo ulje, pa sam vec bila prosla kroz to. Rosehip oil, because I have it and because it's natural source of vitamin A (and we all are getting older, so we need some anti-oxidants to fight those free radicals in out skin). It's good for people with oilier skin, as it's very light, it is one of those 'dry' oils, which means that once it's absorbed into the skin, it doesn't leave a greasy residue. Ulje sipurka, zato sto se zadesilo da ga imam i zato sto je prirodan izvor vitamina A (a kako mi samo postajemo stariji, potrebni su nam anti-oksidansi da se bore protiv slobodnih radikala u kozi). Dobar je za ljude koji imaju masniju kozu jer je veoma lagano, spada u ona 'suva' ulja, sto znaci da kada ga koza upije ne ostaje onaj masni trag na kozi.Vitamin E, which is a natural preservative and is very good for the skin. I get mine in softgels and I simply pierce it with a needle and squeeze out the content. Vitamin E, koji je prirodni konzervans i veoma je dobar za kozu. Ja moj nabavljam u formi ovih softgel kapusla koje izbusim iglom i iscedim ulje iz njih.

And now, the tools. You will obviously need a small pan for melting the butters and beeswax, a potato peeler (or anything else that you can use to grate the beeswax) and this little mixer. I use it once I have mixed the melted butters and beeswax with liquid oils. I stir the hot content with a teaspoon, and let it cool for about 3-4 minutes. You will notice that the mixture is changing the texture as the wax is cooling and hardening - it will go from super shiny (while the mixture is still hot and in a liquid form) to a more mat (that means that the wax has started hardening) Then, I use the frappe mixer and 5-6 times just press the button - the point is to lightly whip the mixture but not to do it for too long. Touch your balm and if you find that it's not too warm, add 20-30 drops of some kind of sweet orange essential oil ( you can also use lavender, tea tree,especially if you have oily skin. If you are using these essential oils, DO NOT use 20-30 drops, try with 10 drops, as they are very potent and too high concentration might slightly burn your skin). Vreme je da pomenemo sta nam je od pribora potrebno. Ocigledno, mala serpica je neophodna, jer treba rastopiti butere i pcelinji vosak, ljustilica za krompir (ili bilo sta drugu cime mozete da izrendate vosak) i mutilica za nes. Ja je koristim nakon sto sam pomesala rastopljene butere i vosak sa tecnim uljima. Tu mesavinu pomesam kasicicom i ostavim 3-4 minuta da se prohladi. Primeticete da se tekstura smese menja - ici ce od jako sjajne (dok su ulja jos uvek vruca i u tecnom stanju) do mat (sto znaci da je vosak poceo da se steze) Tada, 5-6 puta pritisnem dugme na mutilici, tek da blago ulupa smesu - poenta je da se ne muti predugo. Pipnite balzam i proverite da li je i dalje vreo ili je tek pomalo vruckast. Ako nije previse topao, dodajte 20-30 kapi etericnog ulja slatke narandze (mozete da koristite i lavandu ili cajevac, posebno ako je vasa koza sklona mascenju i bubuljicama. Ako resite da koristire ova etericna ulja PAZITE da ne stavite vise od 10 kapi, jer su ona dosta jaka i prevelika koncentracija moze da blago izgori kozu).

For the end, let's talk packaging. If you have invested so much in making your own product, I feel you will want to put it in something nice. I rarely throw any containers away, as I can always clean and re-use them. The big container that has the balm in it is from an old Lancome face cream and the small one I use when I travel, it holds about 4-days worth of product in it. It was a tester of some kind, and it's so tiny it will barely take any space - great if you're traveling by plane and you want to use something to remove your makeup while on the plane but you can't fit any of the big cleansers in your carry on ( I never seem to be able to fit anything in my carry on ). Za kraj, hajde da pomenemo ambalazu. Ako ste vec ulozili i vreme i novac u pravljenje svog proizvoda, mislim da cete zeleti da on bude u necemu lepom. Ja retko kada bacam kutijice i teglice, jer uvek mozete da ih iskoristite za nesto drugo. Velika teglica u kojoj je balzam je od stare Lankomove kreme a ovu malu koristim kada putujem, u nju stane taman onoliko koliko treba za jedno 4 dana. Ta mala je bila neki tester, ali je toliko minijaturna da gotovo ne zauzima nimalo prostora - odlicna je ako putujete avionom i planirate da skinete sminku dok ste u avionu ali ne mozete da u rucni prtljag smestite neke vece cistace za lice (ja nikada ne mogu nista korisno da smetim u rucni prtljag).Once your balm is cooled down and ready to use, you will do the following. I apply a pea sized amount on dry skin, on both of my cheeks forehead and neck and then start massaging it. If you have any eye makeup, make sure to gently massage it in that area too. It will remove everything, even the waterproof mascara. If you have a lot of makeup, as the balm removes it, your face might become slightly brownish or gray (it's your dissolved makeup mixed with he balm). After a minute or two, I got to the sink and use a small cotton towel (or a muslin clothe, if you have them), I wet it with really hot water, wring it out and then just throw it on my face. The warmth of the towel creates the sauna effect on the skin and opens up the pores. After 20-30 seconds, the towel will become cold, then you just wipe your face and splash it with a bit of water. And you're done. Kada se vas balzam za ciscenje ohladio i spreman je za upotrebu, radite sledece. Ja obicno nanesem kolicinu velicine graska na suvu kozu, na oba obraza, celo i vrat i pocnem da masiram lice. Ako imate sminku na ocima, ne zaboravite da lagano umasirate proizvod i na taj deo lica. Otklonice sve, cak i vodootpornu maskaru. Ako imate puno sminke, kada balzam pocne da rastvara ulje koje se nalazi u njoj, vase lice moze da postane pomalo braonkasto ili sivkasto ( to je vasa sminka rastvorena u balzamu) Posle minut-dva, uzmete mali pamucni peskiric (ili neku krpicu od muslina), nakvasite je bas jako toplom vodom, iscedite i odmah stavite na lice. Toplota peskirica stvara sauna efekat na kozi i otvara pore. Nakon 20-30 sekundi, kada se peskiric ohladi, samo obrisite balzam sa lica, i umijte se pomalo hladnom vodom da osvezite kozu. I to je to. One important thing to remember is that you shouldn't use the same towel more than once, as the bacteria will grow and develop. I have about 10 towels, and as I use them, I let them air dry and keep them in a separate hamper and once a week I boil them in a pan with some washing detergent. And also, if you have a lot of makeup on your face, when you wipe it with he towel, it will get all dirty, so I prefer to remove the most of my makeup with a gel cleanser, and then use the balm. Of course, if you want, you can use it in the morning, too. Jos jedna bitna stvar je da ne treba da koristite isti peskiric dva puta, jer bakterije rastu i razmnozavaju se. Ja imam jedno 10-tak peskirica i cim ih upotrebim, stavim ih negde da se osuse pa ih ubacim u posebnu korpicu u kupatilu i jednom nedeljno ih iskuvam sa malo praska. Takodje, ako imate puno sminke na licu, kada se obrisete peskiricem, on ce da bude jako prljav, tako da je vise volim da veci deo sminke uklonim gelom za umivanje pa onda tek upotrebim balzam. Naravno, ako zelite, mozete da ga koristite i ujutru kada se umivate.